Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

"Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The use of specifically placed small electrodes to deliver electrical impulses across the SKIN to relieve PAIN. It is used less frequently to produce ANESTHESIA.

Descriptor ID	D004561
MeSH Number(s)	E02.331.800 E02.779.468.800 E02.831.535.468.800 E03.091.823
Concept/Terms	Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation Electric Stimulation, Transcutaneous Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electric Transcutaneous Electric Stimulation Percutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation TENS Electrical Stimulation, Transcutaneous Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Transdermal Electrostimulation Electrostimulation, Transdermal Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation Nerve Stimulation, Transcutaneous Stimulation, Transcutaneous Nerve Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy Neuromodulation Therapy, Percutaneous Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapies Therapy, Percutaneous Neuromodulation Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulation Electrical Neuromodulation, Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulations, Percutaneous Neuromodulation, Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulations, Percutaneous Electrical Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulations Analgesic Cutaneous Electrostimulation Analgesic Cutaneous Electrostimulation Cutaneous Electrostimulation, Analgesic Electrostimulation, Analgesic Cutaneous Electroanalgesia Electroanalgesia Electroanalgesias

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Electric Stimulation Therapy [E02.331]
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation [E02.331.800]
Physical Therapy Modalities [E02.779]
Electric Stimulation Therapy [E02.779.468]
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation [E02.779.468.800]
Rehabilitation [E02.831]
Physical Therapy Modalities [E02.831.535]
Electric Stimulation Therapy [E02.831.535.468]
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation [E02.831.535.468.800]
Anesthesia and Analgesia [E03]
Analgesia [E03.091]
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation [E03.091.823]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation".

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Bar chart showing 16 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2014 and 2018 and 2019

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2001	1	0	1
2003	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2014	2	0	2
2015	0	1	1
2016	0	1	1
2018	2	0	2
2019	1	1	2
2020	0	1	1
2022	1	0	1

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Melillo A, Maiorano P, Rachedi S, Caggianese G, Gragnano E, Gallo L, De Pietro G, Guida M, Giordano A, Chirico A. Labor Analgesia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Non-Pharmacological Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Pain during First Stage of Labor. Crit Rev Eukaryot Gene Expr. 2022; 32(2):61-89.

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Qaseem A, McLean RM, O'Gurek D, Batur P, Lin K, Kansagara DL, Cooney TG, Forciea MA, Crandall CJ, Fitterman N, Hicks LA, Horwitch C, Maroto M, McLean RM, Mustafa RA, Tufte J, Vijan S, Williams JW. Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Management of Acute Pain From Non-Low Back, Musculoskeletal Injuries in Adults: A Clinical Guideline From the American College of Physicians and American Academy of Family Physicians. Ann Intern Med. 2020 11 03; 173(9):739-748.

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Parikh SK, Silberstein SD. Preventive Treatment for Episodic Migraine. Neurol Clin. 2019 11; 37(4):753-770.

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Yarnitsky D, Dodick DW, Grosberg BM, Burstein R, Ironi A, Harris D, Lin T, Silberstein SD. Remote Electrical Neuromodulation (REN) Relieves Acute Migraine: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Trial. Headache. 2019 09; 59(8):1240-1252.

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Iyer S, Laus K, Rugino A, Botros C, Lozo S, Botros SM, Goldberg R, Tomezsko J, Gafni-Kane A, Wroblewski K, Sand P. Subjective and objective responses to PTNS and predictors for success: a retrospective cohort study of percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation for overactive bladder. Int Urogynecol J. 2019 08; 30(8):1253-1259.

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Lauritsen CG, Silberstein SD. Rationale for electrical parameter determination in external trigeminal nerve stimulation (eTNS) for migraine: A narrative review. Cephalalgia. 2019 05; 39(6):750-760.

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Zhu S, Marmura MJ. Non-Invasive Neuromodulation for Headache Disorders. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2016 Feb; 16(2):11.

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Pollack CV, Viscusi ER. Improving acute pain management in emergency medicine. Hosp Pract (1995). 2015; 43(1):36-45.

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Sharan A, Huh B, Narouze S, Trentman T, Mogilner A, Vaisman J, Ordia J, Deer T, Venkatesan L, Slavin K. Analysis of adverse events in the management of chronic migraine by peripheral nerve stimulation. Neuromodulation. 2015 Jun; 18(4):305-12; discussion 312.

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Dodick DW, Silberstein SD, Reed KL, Deer TR, Slavin KV, Huh B, Sharan AD, Narouze S, Mogilner AY, Trentman TL, Ordia J, Vaisman J, Goldstein J, Mekhail N. Safety and efficacy of peripheral nerve stimulation of the occipital nerves for the management of chronic migraine: long-term results from a randomized, multicenter, double-blinded, controlled study. Cephalalgia. 2015 Apr; 35(4):344-58.

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